Toy war-boat.



'W. H. HUTH. Tov WAR BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11. 1914.

Patented July 6, 1915.

55 water over the upper edge of its'bulk head ED STATES TOY WAR-BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1915.

Application filed September 11, 1914. Serial No. 861,159.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER I-I. HU'rH, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of 5312 Kenmore avenue, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toy War-Boats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toy warships or other toy war structures.

It relates more particularly to toy boats of this kind which have mechanism adapted to be operated by an impact on the side of the boat, or at some other point thereon, and means controlled by said mechanism for causing the boat to sink.

Generally stated, the object of my invention is to provide a novel and efiective toy warship of the foregoing general character.

A special object is to provide a novel construction and arrangement whereby the impact causes different portions of the boat to disengage each other or separate, after the fashion of an explosion, thereby simulating the blowing up of the boat.

It is also an object to provide certain details and features of construction and combinations tending to increase the effectiveness and general desirability of a sinkable toy boat or other toy war structure of this particular character. v

To the foregoing and other useful ends my invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a plan of a toy boat embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a self-propelled toy torpedo which may be employed for delivering the impact which, when received by the boat at a certain point thereon, results in the breaking apart of the boat at the middle, and the sinking of the bow and stern sections thereof.

As thus illustrated, my invention com-.

' prises a toy boat composed of a 'bow section and a stern section B, the two sections be- C is formed at the center of the boat. The bow section has a transverse bulk head a and a weight 0, immediately inside thereof; the stern section has a similar bulk head I) and a weight b disposed inside thereof at the bottom of the boat. The height of these bulk heads is such that each section will take ing arranged end to end, whereby the jointwhen the two sections are disconnected. In other words, and if the two sections are suddenly disconnected, the weights a and b will force the adjoining ends of the two sections downwardly, thereby causing an influx of water over the upper edges of the two bulk heads, and thus cause the two sections of the boat to sink. As shown and described, the mechanism for maintaining the two sections A and B end to end comprises a movable target 0 disposed adjacent the water line at one side of the boat, said target having, a rod a mounted to slide endwise in suitable bearings and c on the section A of the boat. Springs 0 are secured to the inner surfaces of the side walls of the section A and are adapted to engage the knobs or projections 0 on the adjacent side walls of the section B, whereby the two sections of the boat are detachably locked together.v lhe springs 0 are connected together by toggle links 0 and a bell crank 0 is pivoted in position to push the saidtoggla joint into the position shown in dottedlines in Flg. 1, a bracket 0 on the bulk head a being provided as a means for supporting the saidbell crank. This bell crank, it will be Seen, 1s sultably connected with and operated by the endwise movable'rod of the target.- When the toggle links .0 are in the position: shown in Fig; 1, the springs 0* are held tightly in engagement with the knob 0 the toggle joint being just a little past the center inthe direction of the said bell crank. An impact on the target a will, however, cause the bell crank'c to push the toggle joint past the center in the opposite direction, and the tension of the springs 0 will then cause the said'toggle to assume the position-shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, thus unlocking the the buoyant body of the torpedo, this being wound up by twisting the propeller backward in the well known manne'r. When the torpedo thus constructedisw'Ound up and ready for use, it is then placed in the water with its nose pointed'toward the target 0 of the boat. When the torpedo strikes the a V said target, the sinking mechanism of the boat is operated, in the manner described, and the sections A and B are disconnected and caused to sink.

It is obvious that any suitable means may be employed for sinking the boat, responsive to the impact of the toy torpedo, and for this reason I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described. Also, of course, any suitable means may be employed for delivering the impact which serves to sink the boat. But, in any event, the impact is on the hull of the boat, rather than at some point above decks, and preferably at the side thereof.

Any suitable means can be employed for holding the two sections of the boat together, in addition to the springs. After the operation of the mechanism and the sinking of the boat, the two sections can then be re-connected together by adjusting the springs and toggle in the manner shown.

Thus, and with the construction shown and described, the boat is composed of separable portions, and internal mechanism is provided for causing these portions to suddenly separate and thereby simulate the blowing up of'the boat.

As shown, my invention is embodied in a toy boat. But my invention maybe used in various ways and for various purposes without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A toy boat provided with mechanism constructed and arranged to be operated by an impact delivered externally of the boat, having means for causing an influx of water sufiicient to sink the boat, responsive to the impact, said mechanism including a joint between the bow and stern sections of the boat, and devices for opening said joint to separate the sections and thereby simulate the blowing up of the boat, each section being weighted totilt toward the other and ship water when disconnected by the operation of said devices.

2. A toy boat provided with mechanism constructed and arranged to be operated by an impact delivered externally of the boat, having means for causing an influx of water suflicient to sink the boat, responsive to the impact, said mechanism including a joint between the bow and stern sections of the boat, catches for locking the two sections together, a movable target, and a connection between said target and catches, each section having a bulk head a distance from said joint, and each section being weighted to tilt toward the other and ship water over said bulk head when the two sections are disconnected by the operation of said mechanism.

3. A toy boat provided with mechanism constructed and arranged to be operated by an impact delivered on the hull of the boat, having means for causing an influx of water sufiicient to sink the boat, responsive to the impact, and a toy torpedo having means for propelling it in the water to produce said impact.

4. A toy boat comprising a hull made in sections, means connecting said sections, an element for operating said means cause relative movement between said sections, the boat being constructed to take in water when the two sections are moved apart, and said element being operated by an impact thereon.

5. A toy boat comprising a hull made in sections, means connecting said sections, an element for operating said means to cause relative movement between said sections. the boat being constructed to take in water when the two sections are moved apart, and said element being operated by an impact thereon, said means including locking devices for holding said sections end to end amidships the boat.

6. A toy boat comprising a hull made in sections, means connecting said sections, an element for operating said means to cause relative movement between said sections, the boat being constructed to take in water when the two sections are moved apart, and said element being operated by an impact thereon, and said element consisting of a movable target disposed at the water line of the boat.

7. A boat comprising relatively movable sections, devices for holding said sections in alinement, an external movable element disposed in position to receive an impact, and means actuated by said element to operate said devices and thereby permit relative movement between said sections, one of said sections being constructed to t lt and take in water when released by said devices, thereby to sink the boat.

8. A boat comprising relatively movable sections, devices for holding said sections in alinement, an external movable element dis posed in position to receive an impact, and means actuated by said element to operate said devices and thereby permit relative movement between said sections, one of said sections being constructed to tilt and take in water when released by said devices, thereby to sink the boat, said element consisting of a target on the side of the boat.

9. A boat comprising relatively movable sections, devices for holding said sections in alinement, an external movable element disposed in position to receive an impact, and means actuated by said element to operate said devices and thereby permit relative movement between said sections, each of said sections being constructed to tilt and take in water between them when released by said devices, thereby to sink the boat.

10. A toy boat provided with mechanism constructed and arranged to be operated by an impact delivered on the hull of the boat, having means connected with said mechanism and operated by the impact for causing an influx of water sufi'icient to sink the boat, said mechanism including a movable target disposed adjacent the water line of the boat, and said mechanism comprising devices controlled by said target to render operative said means.

11. A toy boat provided with mechanism constructed and arranged to be operated by an impact delivered on the hull of the boat, having means connected with said mechanism and operated by the impact for causing the influx of water sufficient to sink the boat, and self-propelled means floating on the water for producing said impact.

12-. A toy war boat comprising a body, having portions which are separable in imitation of an explosion, a target on said body, arranged to receive an impact, and internal mechanism connected with said target to cause a sudden separation of said portions and thereby simulate the blowing up of the boat when the target is struck.

13. A toy war boat comprising a body, havin portions which are separable in imitation of an explosion, a target on said body, arranged to receive an impact, and mechanism connected with said target to cause a sudden separation of said portions and thereby simulate the blowing up of the boat when the target is struck, said target being disposed at the side of said boat and below the deck line thereof.

14-. A toy war boat comprising a body, having portions which are separable in imitation of an explosion, a target on said body, arranged to receive an impact, and mechanism connected with said target to cause a sudden separation of said portions and thereby simulate the blowing up of the boat when the targetis struck, said mechanism for causing the separation ment to imitate destruction thereof by an explosion therein, mechanism within said structure to cause said displacement, a vis ible target at the exterior of said structure, a connection from said target to said mechanism, and means for delivering an impact on said target to simulate the blowing up of said structure.

1.6. A. toy war structure having portions which are constructed for relative displacement to imitate destruction thereof by an explosion therein, mechanism within said structure to cause said displacement, a visible target at the exterior of said structure, a connection from said target to said mechanism, and means for delivering an impact on said target to simulate theblowing upof said structure, said mechanism having a spring and means controlled thereby to dis rupt the structure.

17. A toy war structure having portions which are constructed for relative displacement to imitate destruction thereof by an explosion therein, mechanism within said structure to cause said displacement, a visible target at the exterior of said structure, a connection from said target to said mechanism, and means for delivering an impact on said target to simulate the blowing up of said structure, said structure being in the form of a boat, and said means being an imitation torpedo.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 5th day of September, 1914.

WALTER H. HUTI'I.

Witnesses:

OLIVE M. BUGGIE, RACHEL J. RICHARDSON.

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